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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Sherlock Holmes (2009) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Sherlock Holmes (2009) - Part (3) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Sherlock Holmes (2009).
About the movie:
Detective Sherlock Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson engage in a battle of wits and brawn with a nemesis whose plot is a threat to all of England.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sherlock Holmes (2009)?
a.
Film debut of
Robert Loggia
b.
Sphinxes are shown throughout the movie in several of the scenes: the graveyard, Blackwoods fathers black magic room, and Reordans makeshift laboratory.
c.
The diamond cross
Jennifer Tilly
wears was given to her by her sister
Meg Tilly
.
d.
This film - in its finished form - was inspired by Jittlovs real-world problems and experiences.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sherlock Holmes (2009)?
a.
The three Clover Cheerleaders: Lava (
Shamari Fears
), Jenelope (
Natina Reed
), and LaFred (
Brandi Williams
) form the singing trio Blaque. They sing the song "As If" on the movies soundtrack.
b.
Although it is often claimed by fans that the moves Roy plays to checkmate Tyrell are from a famous game played in 1851 between Adolf Anderssen and Lionel Kieseritzky, known as "The Immortal Game". In the real game, Anderssen did actually sacrifice his Queen in order to force checkmate in very next move. However,
Ridley Scott
has stated that any similarities to the real game in the movie game were purely coincidental. In any case, the position of the pieces on Sebastians board do not correspond with the positions on Tyrells board.
c.
After
Guy Ritchie
signed on as the director, he insisted that the two most common clichés of Sherlock Holmes - the "Elementary, my dear Watson" quip and Holmess deerstalker - be dropped entirely.
d.
Inspired a short-lived daytime TV soap opera of same name that premiered in 1970.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sherlock Holmes (2009)?
a.
The wires holding up the flying Mary Poppins were darkened with shoe polish to reduce the risk of reflection from the studio lights.
b.
Is the first movie in the Saw series not to be written by Saw co-creator,
Leigh Whannell
.
c.
Unlike
Tora! Tora! Tora!
, real Mitsubishi Zero fighters were used. Three original Japanese aircraft were used - one operated by the Planes of Fame Museum (Chino, California), one from the Museum of Flying (Santa Monica, California) and the third from the Confederate Air Force. In "Tora! Tora! Tora!" the aircraft were all replicas constructed from WWII US Army & Navy trainers (T-6s and BT-13s) and some of them were used again in this film.
d.
The name of Holmes and Watsons English bulldog is Gladstone. He seems to be named after William E. Gladstone, four-time Prime Minister under Queen Victoria. A Gladstone is also a type of bag, named after the man, which was sometimes used by doctors in this period to carry their medical equipment.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sherlock Holmes (2009)?
a.
This movies first two segments are The Dawn of Man and The Stone Age. This picture was released around the same time as the serious prehistoric drama
La guerre du feu
(Quest for Fire (1981)) as well as the prehistoric comedy
Caveman
. These three movies were all first-released in 1981.
b.
Director of photography
Philippe Rousselot
used a special high-speed digital camera specifically to film the Punch Bowl fight sequence. The key moment where Holmes punches his opponents jaw, was filmed one second in real-time and turned into a seven-second shot without additional post-production aid.
c.
The film was edited in Scorseses New York apartment every night after filming for the day had finished.
d.
In an interview,
Tom Hanks
said that this movie could have been much more successful if Hooch had not died.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sherlock Holmes (2009)?
a.
Many of the first shots of the movie were taken from the 125th anniversary reenactment of the Battle of Gettysburg in 1988, in which up to 15,000 participants took part. The scenes filmed at the Gettysburg Reenactment were fused into the depicted Battle of Antietam scene which was filmed in Mcdonough, Georgia. Viewers can distinguish the two separately filmed locations either by the massive amounts of reenactment troops that were at the Gettysburg event; or by the browner dry summer background of Pennsylvania in 1988, and the greener spring background of Georgia in 1989.
b.
Bruce Joel Rubin
wasnt sure at first if
Jerry Zucker
should direct his script, what with Zucker coming from a background of screwball comedy.
c.
Its the second movie about Sherlock Holmes with
Geraldine James
, who plays Mrs. Hudson. She was previously in
The Hound of the Baskervilles
.
d.
This film is believed lost. Please check your attic.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sherlock Holmes (2009)?
a.
The name Hugh Conlon III is on the blackboard behind Jerry when he is in Mr. D.s office.
Hugh Conlon
was the movies construction coordinator.
b.
The San Franciscan band
The Grateful Dead
were asked to be in this film. They would have been a rock band that Dr. Schaefer winds up hanging out with. Unfortunately the band wanted complete control over that scene.
c.
Being a favorite of the writer
Kevin Williamson
,
Molly Ringwald
was offered the role of Sydney Prescott, but turned it down, saying shed rather not be playing a high school student at the age of 27.
d.
Sam Worthington
was considered for the role of Watson.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sherlock Holmes (2009)?
a.
An animatronic puppet of the Iron Monger was built for the film by
Stan Winston
Studios. It stood 10 feet tall and weighed 800 pounds, and was built on a set of gimbals to simulate walking. It required five operators to run it.
b.
Albert Brooks real life brother Bob Einstein (aka Super Dave Osborne) plays the sporting goods salesman.
c.
The stadium that David Dunn (
Bruce Willis
) works at is actually Franklin Field at the University of Pennsylvania. It is the oldest stadium in the country and the first to have an electronic scoreboard, an upper deck, and the first site of a live radio and television broadcast.
d.
The letters "VR", visible throughout the film, stand for "Victoria Regina," the Royal Cypher (monogram) of Queen Victoria, who ruled England at the time.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sherlock Holmes (2009)?
a.
The footage of the opening street scene of the Mexican town was previously used as the opening scene of the border town in
Bordertown
. A short section of the same scene was later used during the opening Mexicali sequence in
The Hitch-Hiker
.
b.
Jude Law
previously appeared in the Granada TV series
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
with
Jeremy Brett
. He appeared in the episode, "Shoscombe Old Place."
c.
Heard twice in the background, "At Last" (music by
Harry Warren
, lyrics by
Mack Gordon
) did not receive an on-screen performance, the footage having been cut. In
Glenn Miller
s follow-up movie,
Orchestra Wives
, the lush ballad (which became a standard) was sung by
Lynn Bari
(dubbed by
Pat Friday
) and
Ray Eberle
, who were backed by
Glenn Miller
and His Orchestra featuring
Bobby Hackett
(playing trumpet for
George Montgomery
).
d.
Sofia Coppola
(the directors daughter) plays Peggy Sues little sister. Sofia Coppola would later direct
Kathleen Turner
in
The Virgin Suicides
.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sherlock Holmes (2009)?
a.
The Beaver Car Wash was a real car wash with the actual name "Beaver Car Wash"
b.
In the Mi-T-Mart scene, Brad is wearing a
Bruce Springsteen
T-shirt. Bruces sister
Pamela Springsteen
plays Dina in the movie.
c.
In the stories, Holmes is described to be an expert in Baritsu. In the film however, the martial art that Holmes used is the Wing-Chun Kung Fu (famously used by Ip Man and
Bruce Lee
).
Robert Downey Jr.
is a practitioner of the art in real-life and the fight scene between him and
David Garrick
at Punchbowl Pit was coordinated with the help of his trainer.
d.
Nightdreams was actress
Danielle
s first adult film role.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sherlock Holmes (2009)?
a.
The bare-knuckle fight between Holmes and McMurdo references the Holmes story The Sign of Four. In the story, Holmes encounters McMurdo and says to him, "I dont think you can have forgotten me. Dont you remember that amateur who fought three rounds with you at Alisons rooms on the night of your benefit four years back?"
b.
A scene was shot, but not used, of the characters attending an off-Broadway play.
Mia Farrow
s and
Emmaline Henry
s attend a performance of "The Fantasticks" and meet
Joan Crawford
and
Van Johnson
as themselves. Along with several other insignificant scenes, this was deleted to reduce the films running time.
c.
After Kirk the Woodsman gets his call back, Tommy, the lizard director says, "I have to be in a circle wipe, across town." A circle wipe is an effect in television and cinematography in which an image appears as a dot in the center of the screen, then expands to full size while overlaying the preceding image. This is exactly how Tommy appears on the screen when talking to Kirk.
d.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on November 23, 1950 with
Janet Leigh
reprising her film role.
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